As impressive as Greensburg’s 74-28 first-round playoff win over Minneola Tuesday night might have been, Coach Clint Young knows full well the second round typically ratchets up the level of competition. Saturday afternoon should prove no exception as 9-1 Clifton Clyde comes to town for a 4 p.m. clash to determine who advances to the Sub State round the following Friday against the winner of Saturday’s Quinter vs. Macksville Regional game.
A tough break to start the game and a strong Quivira Heights team proved too much to overcome for the Haviland Dragons, who fell 46-0 in Tuesday’s first-round playoff game at Bushton.
It had been 15 years since Greensburg had appeared in football postseason play. A convincing win over previously unbeaten Minneola Tuesday night means the Rangers will now host a playoff game for the first time since 1987.
After a nightmarish second half at Pratt Friday, Greensburg suddenly finds itself preparing for a game that could either make them district champs, or end its hopes of postseason play.
GHS's volleyball team defeated Haviland Tuesday night in Regional play, before losing 27-25 and 25-23 to host Skyline. As the runnerup in Regional the girls go on to SubState play this Saturday in Montezuma.
A 65-yard touchdown pass from Cody Headrick to Thomas Derstein with 32 seconds remaining enabled the Rangers to break a 34-all tie and emerge with a 43-34 win Friday night.
Even as the Lady Rangers slipped a notch to fourth in the latest KVA state rankings for 1A volleyball, GHS's Nathan Charlton has surged to the top of the Division I eight man rushing leader board on the strenght of nearly 700 yards rushing in his last two games versus Jetmore and St. John.
With a healthy, full complement for a second straight week, Clint Young's Rangers followed up last week's 38-point best of Jetmore with a 70-22 shellacking of St. John.
Facing little defensive resistance or offensive threat in Bucklin, Haviland ended this one at the half, 47-0, to move to 5-1, dropping the Aces to 0-6 on the season.
The latest Kansas Volleyball Association rankings show Greensburg slipping from first to third in the latest poll after the girls recently suffered their second loss of the season.
Bucklin Coach Stephen Hokanson is typically a man of few words, from one season to the next. Small wonder he had even less than usual to say when asked earlier this week to comment on Friday’s trip to 4-1 Haviland.
Behind the 405 rushing yards of senior tailback Nathan Charlton, Greensburg overcame an early 14-0 deficit on their home field Friday night to crush long-time rival and initial district foe Jetmore, 64-26.
Coming off a 74-26 win would usually put a coach in a fairly positive frame of mind heading into district play, even if the blowout did come against a winless opponent like Bucklin. That’s not to say Greensburg Coach Clint Young doesn’t have confidence in his team’s ability to beat Jetmore Friday night. It is to say he knows full well the Longhorns are as much a mental as physical barrier to his Rangers starting district play 1-0.
After being ranked second the previous two weeks, GHS's volleyballers moved to the number one spot in the week four rankings by the Kansas Volleyball Association.
Lining up in their typical I formation only a handful of times, the Rangers came out in a four wide-out formation that first confused and then routed host Bucklin Friday night in a 74-26 romp that was over at the half.
Though Haviland’s trip to Rozel in week four last year was disheartening for the Dragons, Pawnee Heights’ new head coach Matt Housman isn’t expecting a rerun of the rout at Haviland’s homecoming Friday evening.
The latest Kansas Volleyball Associaiton rankings have just been released, with the Lady Rangers maintaining their number two spot for the second week in a row fo 1A schools.
Give up eight turnovers, two safeties and lose a pair of touchdowns on penalties and what do you get? In Rolla’s case Friday night a 68-0 pasting at the hands of visiting Haviland after three quarters.
The only disadvantage for Greg Wyrick's team is having to endure the three-hour bus ride to and from Rolla Friday night. Other than that, his squad should have few troubles ending this one early, which could, of course, get them back home before midnight.
Though he started the game at fullback, GHS's Nathan Charlton finished Friday's game at Haviland as the feature back, rushing for 246 yards on 33 caries, good for three scores, en route to a 60-32 Ranger victory. Both clubs stand at 1-1 heading into action Friday.
